> The problem is you don't know how you'll be judged if you do take the time off. Exactly. It can also be incredibly inequitable. My previous job had a rule ab

> The problem is you don't know how you'll be judged if you do take the time off. Exactly. It can also be incredibly inequitable. My previous job had a rule about not “abusing” the policy, but no one ever defined what abuse looked like. One of the final straws for me was hearing from someone from another department that they had taken 5 weeks off over the last 12 months whereas I worked over several holiday weekends and spent time away from family due to the pressure of “needing” to get something done.